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Appetite 4 Recruitment recruits all levels of catering staff.

Here at Appetite4Recruitment we provided a diverse range of services for our clients, as an agency we pride ourselves upon meeting all our clients and inviting them down to a meeting with us here at Appetite4Recruitment, this is so important to us as it allows us to get to know our clients and really understand what it is they are looking for. Our core business includes the recruitment for:

  • All Levels of Chefs
  • Assistant Restaurant Managers
  • General Restaurant Managers
  • Kitchen Managers
  • Area Managers
  • Training Managers
  • Operations Managers
  •  - all F&B, Operations
  • Bar and Waiting staff
  • Kitchen Porters

Numerous sources are used to find the right staff for its clients. These include:

  • Referrals and Recommendation schemes.
  • Database Searches
  • Trade Press
  • College Fairs
  • Pinpoint mailers through specialist websites
  • Recruitment Fairs
  • Specialist Advertising
  • Internet Advertising
  • Specific Profiling

All candidates are thoroughly screened in an interview type situation, at which time details of their CV are discussed, including duties and responsibilities of previous roles. The registration process is detailed in approach, ensuring the highest service standard through informed decisions.

Candidates will complete a registration questionnaire and references are taken at this point.

A basic salary survey 

  • Assistant Restaurant Manager  £16,000 - £19,000
  • Deputy General Manager  £19,000 - £22,000
  • General Restaurant Manager  £24,000 - £35,000
  • Sous Chef  £20,000 - £22,000
  • Head Chef  £22,000 - £30,000

Through thorough interview techniques, the company ensures that the skills, experience and preference of the candidates are fully understood, allowing precise matches for both bookings and vacancies.

Applicants are fully briefed on each booking. Information such as appropriate uniforms and shift expectations are covered, and the applicants are issued with a map and timesheet, ensuring that they arrive on time with an understanding of the unit and looking forward to the shift.

Appetite 4 Recruitment offers a response time guarantee to all its clients. With every booking taken, a one hour guarantee response time is given to the client with either the name of the applicant who is looking forward to working the booking, or with a progress update. The same guarantee applies to last minute/ same day bookings and the response time is reduced by half.

An honest approach gives the client the peace of mind while getting on with his/ her skills, saving the business time and money. As every vacancy and booking is placed with Appetite 4 Recruitment the process is placed into a skilled environment and serviced with expertise.

As a client places a vacancy or booking, an experienced consultant will visit the premises in order to understand the business. This enables an exact match to be made in the process of candidate selection. Any consultation is available to the client and feedback is seen as essential.

While taking time to understand the client’s business and its needs as appropriate, Appetite 4 Recruitment offers a service to the client that saves time, offers peace of mind and, in finding the right staff to match the vacancy, will save the client money in their business.

Having placed a vacancy, Appetite 4 Recruitment strives to understand both the business and specific needs of the vacancy. Details covered include, duties, responsibilities, salary bands, shift patterns, working environments, menus, numbers of covers, experience required and the details of any personal qualities that are viewed as crucial to the position. 

An individual recruitment plan is tailored for each vacancy. This will include how many CV’s are required and when they are required. Interview times are planned and the date the role starts is established.

At Appetite 4 Recruitment, we strive, not just to meet, but to exceed your expectations from our service, giving you the freedom to do what you do best in doing what we do best.

By understanding the service expectations from every individual client, Appetite 4 Recruitment looks forward to working with the needs of its clients, inspiring confidence, loyalty and dedication to their recruitment needs.

Diversity / Inclusion Policy

  • Equality – taking steps to ensure that people receive fair and equitable treatment.
  • Diversity – accepting that people are different and valuing these differences.
  • Inclusion – taking steps to make sure that everyone is included and feels welcome.
  • Diversity strands – specific areas in which diversity specialists traditionally focus. These include, age, disability, ethnicity, gender, religion and belief, and sexual orientation

Appetite4Recruitment’s Managing Director, Nick Clover is proud to be a member of REC and we follow procedures put in place by them to ensure good working practice which can be trusted by you and all clients alike.

At Appetite4Recruitment, we believe that diversity and inclusion are key drivers of creativity, innovation and invention. Creating a diverse, inclusive environment has been an ongoing journey of continuous action since Appetite4Recruitment Ltd’s inception. It has been a journey guided by deeply held values. Today, our diversity vision is one which is upheld throughout all we do within recruitment, thus helping to pass this along to our clients and candidates alike.